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#4674E1

#4674e1 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4674e1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 45.49% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.89% cyan, 48.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 222.19°, with 72.09% saturation and 57.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #4674e1
  2. #e1b346

Split complementary

  1. #4674e1
  2. #e16546
  3. #c2e146

Analogous

  1. #46c2e1
  2. #4674e1
  3. #6546e1

Triadic

  1. #4674e1
  2. #e14674
  3. #74e146

Tetradic

  1. #4674e1
  2. #b346e1
  3. #e1b346
  4. #74e146

Square

  1. #4674e1
  2. #e146c2
  3. #e1b346
  4. #46e165

Monochromatic

  1. #14327a
  2. #1e4dbc
  3. #4674e1
  4. #88a5ec
  5. #cad7f6

Shades

#4674e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4674e1
  2. #3f68cb
  3. #385db4
  4. #31519e
  5. #2a4687
  6. #233a71
  7. #1c2e5a
  8. #152344
  9. #0e172d
  10. #070c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4674e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4674e1
  2. #5982e4
  3. #6b90e7
  4. #7e9eea
  5. #90aced
  6. #a3baf0
  7. #b5c7f3
  8. #c8d5f6
  9. #dae3f9
  10. #edf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4674e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4674e1
  2. #4c75d7
  3. #5276ce
  4. #5778c4
  5. #5d79ba
  6. #637ab1
  7. #697ba7
  8. #6f7c9d
  9. #747e93
  10. #7a7f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6977ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3881e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0473df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e7ce3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c73e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4674e1 {
  color: #4674e1;
}
Background
.bg-4674e1 {
  background-color: #4674e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4674e1 {
  border: 2px solid #4674e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4674e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 116 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 72% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4674e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4674e1, #6546e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4674e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 116 225 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.80 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.48 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.91 #b98b1e Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4674e1  rgb(70, 116, 225)  hsl(222, 72%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#e1b346  rgb(225, 179, 70)  hsl(42, 72%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#e14674  rgb(225, 70, 116)  hsl(342, 72%, 58%)  Razzmatazz
#74e146  rgb(116, 225, 70)  hsl(102, 72%, 58%)  Pastel Green